| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Southwick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Lincoln Ford (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Ballweg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Halloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Wade (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade misses long on a floater near the basket | 26-34 |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 19:20 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten hits a jumper from the right side set up by Nick Lane | 28-34 |
| 19:03 | Miami (FL) | Al Southwick picks off the pass by Gustavo Romano | 28-34 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | John Halloway steps in front of the Ralph Sherrod pass | 28-34 |
| 18:27 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 18:25 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Romano tips it in | 28-36 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk hits a jump hook from the baseline | 30-36 |
| 17:52 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod snags the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Robert Ballweg takes the ball from Jason Braaten | 30-36 |
| 16:45 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade scores on a shot from the left block set up by Lincoln Ford and he's fouled by Ralph Sherrod - foul #2 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Tony Mayer (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Larry Moultrie (C) Jason Braaten, Nick Lane, Jason Cronk, Ralph Sherrod | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ralph Jones (PG), Ross Haines (SG), Daniel Soucy (SF) Lincoln Ford, Robert Ballweg, John Halloway | |
| 16:45 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the jumper in the lane | 32-39 |
| 16:00 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Soucy connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Jones | 32-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) PF - Al Southwick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ralph Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ross Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Soucy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Wade (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 15:52 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 15:37 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade loses the dribble to Al Southwick | 32-41 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger connects on the floater from the left side | 34-41 |
| 14:54 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade's floater is tipped away by Al Southwick | 34-41 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Thompson | 34-41 |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 34-41 |
| 14:22 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Romano snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 13:57 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Troy Minzenberger - foul #2 on Troy Minzenberger, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Jason Cronk (SF) Troy Minzenberger, Tony Mayer, Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford (PG), John Halloway (SF) Ralph Jones, Daniel Soucy | |
| 13:57 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:57 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Al Southwick clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gustavo Romano - foul #3 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher (C) Timothy Wade | |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:11 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lincoln Ford | 36-46 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Al Southwick loses the dribble to Lincoln Ford | 36-46 |
| 12:49 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Romano lays it in set up by Lincoln Ford | 36-48 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (PF) Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg (SG), Daniel Soucy (SF) Ross Haines, John Halloway | |
| 12:20 | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford is hacked by Jason Braaten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Braaten, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| 12:05 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten grabs the board | 36-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Lincoln Ford (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Ballweg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Soucy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gustavo Romano (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Bratcher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Lincoln Ford is called for the reach on Larry Moultrie - foul #1 on Lincoln Ford, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John Halloway (SF) Daniel Soucy | |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Gustavo Romano swats the dunk try by Jason Cronk | 36-48 |
| 11:34 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 11:29 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg is hacked by Ralph Sherrod - foul #3 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (PF) Ralph Sherrod | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 11:14 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Nick Lane drills a floater from the right block | 38-48 |
| 10:47 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg jams it on a nice dish by Lincoln Ford and he's hacked by Nick Lane - foul #2 on Nick Lane, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF) Jason Cronk | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Daniel Soucy (SF) John Halloway | |
| 10:47 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg misses the free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Nick Lane misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 10:25 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Soucy snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 10:10 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher lays it in set up by Daniel Soucy | 38-52 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 10:02 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Soucy grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 09:45 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-52 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Nick Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Tony Mayer (SG), Jason Cronk (SF) Jason Braaten, Nick Lane, Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ralph Jones (PG), Ross Haines (SG), John Halloway (SF) Lincoln Ford, Robert Ballweg, Daniel Soucy | |
| 09:09 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Troy Minzenberger - foul #3 on Troy Minzenberger, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| 09:09 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 09:09 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-54 |
| 08:41 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Romano gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 08:39 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Al Southwick (PF) Troy Minzenberger, Tony Mayer, Ralph Sherrod | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford (PG), Timothy Wade (C) Ralph Jones, Chad Bratcher | |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Gustavo Romano - foul #4 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher (PF) Gustavo Romano | |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:08 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher makes the floater from the baseline | 40-56 |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | John Halloway swats the short shot by Al Southwick | 40-56 |
| 07:45 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines grabs the board | 40-56 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Cronk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Al Southwick (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Moultrie (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Lincoln Ford (fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ross Haines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Halloway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. PF - Chad Bratcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Wade (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 40-56 |
| 07:23 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines grabs the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 07:09 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-56 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Cronk | 40-56 |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | Nick Lane connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Cronk and he's hacked by Timothy Wade - foul #2 on Timothy Wade, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Ralph Sherrod (PF) Jason Braaten, Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ralph Jones (PG), Robert Ballweg (SG), Daniel Soucy (SF), Gustavo Romano (PF) Lincoln Ford, Ross Haines, John Halloway, Timothy Wade | |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | Nick Lane makes the free throw | 43-56 |
| 06:43 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Jones | 43-58 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Ralph Sherrod is denied by Chad Bratcher | 43-58 |
| 06:21 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Troy Minzenberger | 45-58 |
| 05:48 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Soucy knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Gustavo Romano | 45-60 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk misses the dunk attempt | 45-60 |
| 05:35 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 05:20 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Jones connects on the floater from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie loses the dribble to Ralph Jones | 45-62 |
| 04:56 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Soucy can't finish the layup | 45-62 |
| 04:54 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg gets the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 04:54 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Tony Mayer (SG), Al Southwick (PF) Troy Minzenberger, Nick Lane, Jason Cronk | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford (PG), Ross Haines (SG), John Halloway (SF), Timothy Wade (C) Ralph Jones, Robert Ballweg, Daniel Soucy, Chad Bratcher | |
| 04:45 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade misses the dunk but the foul's on Al Southwick - foul #3 on Al Southwick, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| 04:45 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:45 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Al Southwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Paul Thompson (SF) Jason Braaten, Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 04:31 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway misses the lay-in | 45-63 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer loses the ball out of bounds | 45-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg (SG) Ross Haines | |
| 03:52 | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford scores on a shot from the right side | 45-65 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod's pass is intercepted by Robert Ballweg | 45-65 |
| 03:33 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg blows the layup | 45-65 |
| 03:32 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade tips it in | 45-67 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Moultrie (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Lincoln Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Ballweg (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Halloway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. PF - Gustavo Romano (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Timothy Wade (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Timothy Wade picks off the pass by Tony Mayer | 45-67 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:56 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Halloway, team foul #5 | 45-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines (SG) Robert Ballweg | |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Gustavo Romano - foul #5 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #6 | 45-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher (PF) Gustavo Romano | |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 02:40 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-67 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-67 |
| 02:19 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher gets the rebound | 47-67 |
| 02:00 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lincoln Ford | 47-69 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer's pass is intercepted by John Halloway | 47-69 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:13 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher can't finish the layup | 47-69 |
| 01:12 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway misses the tip | 47-69 |
| 01:10 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 00:47 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-69 |
| 00:46 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade gets the offensive rebound | 47-69 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 47-69 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer gets the rebound | 47-69 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer is fouled on the floor by Chad Bratcher - foul #2 on Chad Bratcher, team foul #7 | 47-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg (SG) Ross Haines | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford runs out the clock | 49-69 |